ABSTRACT

An online survey conducted in two Australian states (South Australia and Victoria) to study the impact of the pandemic on multi-dimensional wellbeing of individuals found that a higher proportion of women maintained overall wellbeing. Although women reported lower levels of wellbeing in psychological health and similar rates of physical health and living standards compared to men, they achieved higher levels of wellbeing in the ecology and community domains. This paper argues that women’s utilisation of blue/green space and social connection played a key role in maintaining wellbeing. Comparing the findings for South Australia and Victoria suggest that women’s overall hopefulness and resilience in the pandemic decreased with the severity and length of mobility restrictions.

摘要

在澳大利亚两个州（南澳大利亚州和维多利亚州）进行的一项在线调查，旨在研究大流行对个人多维福祉的影响，发现更高比例的女性保持整体福祉。尽管与男性相比，女性的心理健康水平较低，身体健康水平和生活水平相似，但她们在生态和社区领域的幸福水平较高。本文认为，女性对蓝色/绿色空间和社会联系的利用在维持幸福感方面发挥了关键作用。比较南澳大利亚州和维多利亚州的调查结果表明，女性在大流行中的总体希望和复原力随着行动限制的严重程度和时间长度而降低。